Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
B) only if you don't have glasses
C) to avoid eye strain
D) to improve vision
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) skip it and go to the next part
B) ask the teacher before you start
C) figure it out as you do the lab
D) try several methods until something works
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) dumped into the sink
B) taken home
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
D) left at your table for the next class
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) tell the teacher at once
B) see a doctor after school
C) apply first aid yourself
D) visit the school nurse after class
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) clean any glassware that looks dirty
B) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
C) All of these
D) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) sandals
B) open-toed shoes
C) slippers
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) always against the rules
B) not dangerous
C) Ok
D) okay if you are working alone
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) the custodian
B) your teacher
C) your best friend in class
D) your lab partners
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) wiping your hands
B) when you are wearing your best clothes
C) the protection of you and your clothing
D) others to put away
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) use a fan
B) pour it on the table
C) waft the odor toward you
D) nhale deeply
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
B) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
C) read all the directions
D) all of these
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
C) fire extinguisher
D) all of these
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) wipe your hands with a paper towel
B) treat your hands with skin lotion
C) wash your hands with soap and water
D) ipe your hands on your clothes
  • 14. You picked up a dirty test tube with a sticky substance on the outside. You get some of this substance on your hand. What is the first thing you should do?
A) wipe your hands on your pants
B) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
C) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
D) wipe your hands on a classmate
  • 15. You are working on a lab involving heat. Your lab partner accidently drops a glass beaker and it shatters causing a piece of glass to go into their eye. They should have been wearing -
A) Lab coat
B) Safety glasses
C) gloves
D) sun glasses
  • 16. You are doing a lab with your best girl friend when all of a sudden her hair gets caught on the balance scale. She should have -
A) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) worn a hat today
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) skipped the lab
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) the fire extinguisher
B) The fire blanket
C) Your coat
D) Water from the sink
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) before you start
B) After school
C) while you are working
D) Next week
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) wash them down the sink
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) burn them in a burner
D) throw them in the trash
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) your hands should be dry
B) your hand must be wet
C) ask the nurse.
D) ask the custodian
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and toward others
B) toward you and others
C) toward you and away from others
D) away from you and others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour water into acid
B) pour acid into water
C) pour them at the same time
D) let the teacher pour them
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) False
B) true
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) true
B) false
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) true
B) false
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